I usually do a bunch of show in AZ in the winter but I've already heard of a tourism boycott in the works that could seriously impact show sales.
Certainly, I do not want to support a state that has no respect for civil rights and will, in fact, look for shows elsewhere. This may be difficult as there are not many viable options in January and February in the Southwest.
Hopefully, the storm will pass and the law repealed before the next AZ show season rolls around!
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Amy Schulz said:
I am native to Arizona. I am white (I mean really white, I burn awful easily) and I have hispanic children through the blessing of adoption. I certainly do not wish to have my children harassed because they are brown. We do have a lot of racism issues here. The lawsuits that were listed earlier show that. Some may be unfounded, but I do not in the least bit trust our Sherrif Joe. I will be using my vote against him. Others will disagree... tis the nature of politics. I read the law. It looks great. If you are here illegally, you need to apply for citizenship like you are suppose to. I understand why they want to be here. The problem is that laws are enforced by people and people are fallable. If there is legitimate legal reason to question someone, so be it. If they are going to stop people just because they do not get sunburns, that is not right. So, I cannot support the law while the current sherrif is in office basically.
Oh- I think that if there was nobody doing the jobs that the illegals are doing, there would be an increase in visas issued pretty quick.
It's ILLEGAL.
It's not racist to enforce our own laws. And the new law isn't very different from the law already in place anyway- the AZ law did what was truly intended- brought the failure of the fed govt to secure our borders into the spotlight and put pressure on them.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security warned Houston law enforcement that a Somali terrorist named Mohamed Ali could be in their area. Ali is a member of al-Shabaab, the terrorist group currently fighting for control of Somalia. Al-Shabaab has proven to be frighteningly effective at recruiting Westerners, including Americans.
Al-Shabaab has pledged its allegiance to al-Qaeda and should be seen as branch of the organization. It is reinforced with arms and recruits from Yemen and is al-Qaeda’s best hope to score a battlefield victory and resurrect the safe haven it treasured prior to October 2001. If al-Shabaab succeeds in taking Somalia, it will be the first time that al-Qaeda controlled its own country. This affiliate’s networks in the U.S., Canada, and Europe provide the group with the capacity to launch attacks on our soil. It likely only chooses not to do so because of the fear that it would compromise the organization’s presence.
The alert says that Ali is thought to have arrived via Mexico. He is likely part of a group of hundreds of Somalis that have snuck in through the open borders.
In February, the authorities arrested a man in Virginia named Anthony Joseph Tracy, who has admitted to having contact with al-Shabaab. Tracy is believed to have smuggled 270 Somalis into the U.S. through Mexico.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeanine Linehan admitted, “We have not identified anyone. We believe all the individuals are present in the United States. But by the virtue of [the] successful smuggling scheme, we are having difficulty finding them.”
Two weeks ago, a Somali in San Antonio named Ahmed Muhammed Dhakane was indicted for leading a “large-scale smuggling enterprise” that brought in hundreds of people from Brazil, including “several AIAI-affiliated Somalis,” in reference to al-Ittihad al-Islami, a radical Islamic group that is tied to al-Qaeda. The government has not stated if Dhakane is connected to Tracy.
Chris Hoyt said:
This business is not exactly known for having people in it with anything close to conservative viewpoints.
So all I'm saying is to read the law for yourself. It has provisions for penalties if police stop people without cause. It mirrors the Federal law. And if people's civil rights are actually violated, I'm right next to them demanding redress.
Mexico is close to collapse. The drug cartels are corrupting the military and police. There have been incidents where Mexican military vehicles have crossed the border defending the drug runners. Phoenix is the number one city in kidnappings for ransom. And people think there's no problem?
But there's another reason we must do something. There have been people stopped at the border just as they cross. They are from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran, Pakistan, Somalia,etc. They're dressed like the others. They look just like the others. Are these just poor people trying to get a better life? Or are they coming across a porous border with other plans? Al Queda has openly told their people to cross at the US southern border.
The NYC car bomb didn't go off. But will one detonate during a street fair in Chicago that some of us are doing? Only to find out the terrorist came over the Arizona border? Would you still want the border open?
Oh, and by the way, the housekeeping staff at the hotels around here and at many shows we do speak..... French. Illegal Canadians maybe? Heck, at the local truckstops, all the truckers speak French too.
Chris Hoyt said:
What the politicians are doing not only to the Hispanics, but to other minorities and poor people in that state are terrible. Check out the lawsuits filed against the governor and the sherriff for civil rights violations, (currently more than a 1000) ( over 400 have been settled (yep we who live there have had to pay for each lawsuit as they have lost everyone so far but one. If you are black, Hispanic, Oriental or Indian, you will be stopped by cops 5-7 times more often than a caucasian in Arizona, will recieve more time in prison if convicted than a white person, and are guilty until you prove you are innocent. Contary to what Ms. Niles stated, the economy in Arizona is at an all time low and is getting progressively worse each year............businesses are leaving the state and very few are coming into the state.................it is a nightmare there and is caused not by the "illegals" but by the politicians and racist in the state.
Tim Wilson said:
The pollster, Sergio Bendixen, estimated that the payments help feed, house and educate at least a quarter of Mexico’s 100 million people.
The poll was part of a report on Monday by the bank, which said money sent home by all Mexican immigrants would soar to $14.5 billion this year, exceeding tourism and direct foreign investment to become this country’s second most important source of income. Oil remains No. 1. "
With that in mind, why wouldnt Mexico push for even more open immigration, they have a win-win, they get the money sent back home, and the people who would be complaining to them about the lack of jobs in Mexico (and/or voting) are here, out of their hair..if I am a Mexican politican I want more immigration, not less
Arizona is only doing something because they are tired of waiting for the FEDS to get off of their collective bums and do something, right or wrong they have at least started the ball rolling and hopefully it will finally move congress to fix the issue instead of simply kicking the can down the road again...
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